Absence of Denervation Supersensitivity to Neurokinin a in the Rat Vas Deferens
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1992
Description
1. 1. Unilateral denervation of the rat vas deferens (RVD) was performed under anesthesia. The animals were allowed to recover 4 or 10 days and then concentration-effect (C-E) curves to noradrenaline (NA) and neurokinin A (NKA) were constructed in denervated and control RVD. 2. 2. Tissues denervated 4 or 10 days produced NA responses shifted 20-fold to the left with maxima 130% of control. 3. 3. NKA C-E curves in denervated RVD were not significantly different from control. 4. 4. Phenylephrine exhibited a 6-fold increase in tissue sensitivity after denervation. 5. 5. Chronic denervation of the vas deferens resulted in significant postsynaptic supersensitivity to α1-adrenoceptor agonists but not to NKA.
Citation Information
Abraham, S. T.; and Rice, Peter J.. 1992. Absence of Denervation Supersensitivity to Neurokinin a in the Rat Vas Deferens. General Pharmacology. Vol.23(3). 471-474. https://doi.org/10.1016/0306-3623(92)90113-X PMID: 1355059 ISSN: 0306-3623